Reviews and ramblings about children's and young adult literature by an absentminded middle school librarian. I keep my blog to remember what I've read and to celebrate the wonderful world of children's and young adult literature.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

WoW is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, in which we share the titles whose release we are eagerly anticipating.

The Hunted by Matt de la Peña. 384 p. Random House Children's Books, May 12, 2015. 9780375984365.Publisher synopsis:The sequel to The Living, Matt de la Peña’s The Hunted is a high-energy, action-packed survival story. When the Big One hit, Shy was at sea in style. The Paradise Cruise luxury liner he worked on was a hulking specimen of the best money could buy. And now it's at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, along with almost all of its passengers. Shy wasn't the only one to survive, though. Addie, the rich blond daughter of a mysterious businessman, was on the dinghy he pulled himself into. But as soon as they found the rest of the survivors, she disappeared. The only thing that filled the strange void of losing her was finding Carmen, his hot coworker, and discovering a way to get back home. But Shy's luck hasn't turned. Not yet. Back on the dinghy, Addie told him a secret. It's a secret that people would kill for--have killed for--and she has the piece that could turn everything on its ear. The problem? Shy has no idea where Addie is. Back home in California seems logical, but there are more ways to die back home then Shy could ever have guessed. And thanks to what Shy now knows, he's a moving target.

January (0)February (0)March (1)1. A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd (3/13)*April (1)2. The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern (4/6)May (1)3. The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer (5/9)June (1)4. Cleopatra in Space Book 1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack (6/5)July (2)5. Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana (7/9)6. Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen (7/25) (Children's debut)August (0)September (1)7. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)October (1)8. Nest by Esther Ehrlich (10/19)Well, this challenge was a bit of a bust except that I enjoyed each and every one of these and look forward to each author's next book.

January (4)1. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (1/12)2. The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson (1/18)3. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle (audio reread)* (1/25)4. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket (1/30)February (4)5. Foul Trouble by John Feinstein (2/10)6. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (2/17)7. The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (2/22)*8. The Living by Matt de la Peña (2/28)March (3)9. Rump by Liesel Shurtliff (3/8)10. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (3/16)11. Wild Born (Spirit Animals #1) by Brandon Mull (3/30)April (7)12. Scowler by Daniel Kraus (4/1)13. I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña (4/10)

43. Perry's Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber (8/9)*44. Invasion by Walter Dean Myers (8/14)45. Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (8/18)*46. Swim the Fly by Don Calame (8/22)47. Beat the Band by Don Calame (8/31)September (4)48. Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (9/6)49. She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott (9/19)50. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)51. Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (9/28)October (5)52. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud (10/3)53. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (10/9)54. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (10/14)55. W.A.R. P. Book 1: the reluctant assassin by Eoin Colfer (10/18)56. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (10/25)November (7)57. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (11/7)58. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (11/8)59. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (11/9)60. The Iron Trials by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (11/21)61. Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis (11/21)62. The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel (11/24)63. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (11/29)December (5)64. The Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine (12/10)65. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (12/10)66. Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin (12/18)67. Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen (12/25)68. Agent Q, or the Smell of Danger by M.T. Anderson (12/27)I mentioned in yesterday's TTT that I read fewer books with my ears this year. It felt like I did fewer. In fact, I read three more than last year!

About Me

Hi! I'm a school librarian at a 5 - 8th grade middle school in northern New Jersey. I read children's and YA literature nearly exclusively. It's that good. I try to read across ages and genres, so my blog has no "theme." I read and review fiction and non-fiction at all levels from picture books (one is never too old for picture books) up to young adult, including audiobooks. I can be reached at bkahnlovesbooks(at)gmail(dot)com regarding where to send submissions for review.